Skiers fly down Sitz at Steamboat Ski Area on Sunday. The morning's 8 inches of fresh powder drew crowds to the resort's still-limited runs. More runs are planned to be open Monday, and even more later this week.

McCartin said a 26-year-old Steamboat man was driving too fast, slid around a corner and hit another vehicle head on. No one was injured, and the man who caused the crash was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and careless driving.

Just before 7 p.m., police were called again when a pickup rear-ended a car at Walton Creek Road and U.S. Highway 40. McCartin said the driver of the pickup fled the scene of the noninjury crash, but not before he crashed his vehicle into a guardrail on the highway.

After an extensive search, police found the vehicle that matched witness descriptions at 11 p.m. parked in a nearby apartment complex.

Unable to locate the owner, police towed the vehicle as evidence.

McCartin said police were called at about 8 a.m. Sunday by the vehicle's owner who reported the truck stolen. McCartin said during an interview, the 23-year-old Steamboat man admitted to police that he fled the scene of the accident the day before.

The man was arrested on two separate charges for hit-and-run, careless driving and false reporting to police.

McCartin said no accidents had been reported so far Sunday.

More winter coming

Ellen Heffernan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction, said Saturday's storm should be a precursor to more winter-like conditions this week.

“It certainly wasn't a gangbuster, but it's better than we've seen in a while,” she said about the recent snowfall.

Still, Steamboat has multiple chances for more snowfall in the forecast this week.

Heffernan said a system forecast to arrive Monday could leave behind another inch of snow in town and 3 to 7 inches at the ski area.

Another storm later in the week could increase the snow totals, but she said that system currently is expected to favor the southern mountains.